[Vision2020] Citations for "frequenting"; fyi

[Art Deco]

This law seems to be vague.

How does one know for sure that drugs are being used in a particular place?

Some times it's obvious, but other times not.

Here is a simple example.  While hiking on Moscow Mountain last Saturday
early in the morning, more particularly passing through Big Thumb on the
east slope of Paradise Point, I caught a whiff of what seemed to be
marijuana.  There had been some fresh footprints -- less than a couple of
hours old -- near there in one of the enclaves where there was still snow,
but I didn't see or hear anyone.

Is it a violation of the law at issue if myself and/or others continue to
hike through Big Thumb?

I have had similar experiences through the years in several places on
Moscow Mountain, the upper Palouse River drainage, the Dennises, Baldy,
Skyline, Giant White Pine, the Samson Trail, etc.  Do people face arrest by
merely using these places merely because a whiff of marijuana is sometimes
sensed even when no one else is visible?

What about when one is driving on A Street with the car windows open and a
whiff is caught?  Is arrest possible for driving on A Street?

If so, such a law seems unconstitutionally vague.

w.

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Sunil Ramalingam <
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Really Tom? And the War on Drugs is also a good idea, that's working our
> well?
>
> Sunil
>
> > From: thansen at moscow.com
> > Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 02:35:23 -0700
> > To: lmccollough at gmail.com
> > CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Citations for "frequenting"; fyi
>
> >
> > I can certainly understand and support the nature of the charge, if not
> its wording.
> >
> > I, like many others, tend to associate "place" with a geographical
> location.
> >
> > Thank you, Ms. McCollough, for taking the time and effort to clarify
> this matter.
> >
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "If not us, who?
> > If not now, when?"
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 14, 2012, at 21:51, Lynn McCollough <lmccollough at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I was also curious about the apparent surge in citations for
> > > "allegedly frequenting a place where drugs were used", so I called the
> > > city last week. They returned my call and explained the citation. I
> > > mistakenly assumed it regarded those already on probation for a drug
> > > use charge, and/or was about specific places. Instead, this charge is
> > > given to those who are present when illegal drug activity is overtly
> > > occurring, and they do nothing about this crime. They do not stop it,
> > > nor call police, nor run away. So, there is nowhere in Moscow where
> > > you would be safe from this charge, as long as illegal drug use was
> > > happening in your presence.
> > > Not even the fire station.
> > > If any person/group used among themselves, no one claimed you imbibed,
> > > none was found on your person, but you remained present, you could
> > > apparently be cited for this criminal act.
> > >
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